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WAS IT FOR BOTH OF THEM?

작가: Ray Nhedicta
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Chapter 203

Elowen

I woke up to sunlight streaming through my window, far brighter than it should have been.

I reached for my phone groggily and my eyes went wide when I saw the time.

11:23 AM.

I never slept this late. Not since coming to Italy. Not since becoming Giuliana's "mama."

Every other morning I'd been up by seven at the latest, ready to spend every possible moment with her.

But today I'd slept past eleven.

And the strangest part? I didn't feel guilty about what had happened last night
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    Chapter 203ElowenI woke up to sunlight streaming through my window, far brighter than it should have been.I reached for my phone groggily and my eyes went wide when I saw the time.11:23 AM.I never slept this late. Not since coming to Italy. Not since becoming Giuliana's "mama."Every other morning I'd been up by seven at the latest, ready to spend every possible moment with her.But today I'd slept past eleven.And the strangest part? I didn't feel guilty about what had happened last night.I should have. I knew I should have.I'd slept with Matteo. In the garden. Under the stars. While pretending to be married to Kian.That should have filled me with shame, with regret, with self-loathing.But it didn't.Instead, I felt... alive. Awake. More myself than I'd been in months.And the fact that I didn't feel guilty made me feel guilty.It was a strange circular logic that made my head hurt.I dragged myself out of bed and headed for the shower, letting the hot water wash away the re

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    Chapter 202Elowen "Don't stop," I breathed. "Please don't stop."We sank to the ground together, the grass soft beneath us, and for a moment we just looked at each other.His eyes were dark with desire but also with pain, with grief, with a desperate need to feel something good in the midst of all this darkness.I reached up and touched his face, traced the line of his jaw, brushed my thumb across his lips."You're allowed to feel this," I told him softly. "You're allowed to want this. You're allowed to take comfort where you can find it.""Even if it's wrong?" he asked."Especially if it's wrong," I said. "Nothing about any of this is right, Matteo. So we might as well take what little happiness we can find."He closed his eyes and leaned into my touch, and I saw a single tear slide down his cheek."I'm using you," he said, his voice breaking. "I know I'm using you and that makes me a terrible person but I can't stop wanting you anyway." My heart missed a beat at his words. "Then

  • OFF LIMIT: FOURTEEN NIGHTS WITH MY HUSBAND'S BEST FRIENDS    TELL ME TO STOP

    Chapter 201Elowen"I know," Matteo said again, and I could feel his tears falling into my hair. "I know. She deserves everything. And instead she gets two weeks."We stood there holding each other, both of us crying, both of us breaking apart under the weight of what we couldn't change.Eventually, my sobs quieted to hiccups and I pulled back slightly to look at him.His face was wet with tears, his eyes red and swollen, and he'd never looked more human, more vulnerable, more real."How do you do it?" I asked. "How do you stay strong for her?""I don't," he admitted. "I fall apart every night after she goes to sleep. I cry in the shower. I scream into my pillow. I break things in my office that no one will miss. And then I put myself back together before she wakes up because she needs me to be strong. Because if I fall apart in front of her, she'll know. She'll know how scared I am. How hopeless this all is.""You're a good father," I whispered."I'm a father who couldn't save his da

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    Chapter 200ElowenI couldn't sleep.I'd tried. God knows I'd tried.I'd laid in bed for hours, staring at the ceiling, listening to the sounds of the house settling around me, but my mind wouldn't stop racing.Two weeks.Maybe three.Maybe less.The words kept repeating in my head like a cruel mantra, a countdown that I couldn't escape.Finally, around two in the morning, I gave up.I slipped out of bed, pulled on a cardigan over my pajamas, and padded quietly down the hallway.I checked on Giuliana first—a habit I'd developed over the past few days. She was sleeping peacefully, her small chest rising and falling in a steady rhythm, completely unaware of the death sentence hanging over her head.I stood in her doorway for a long moment, just watching her, memorizing every detail of her face in the dim light from the hallway.How many more times would I get to see her like this?How many more mornings would she wake up smiling?How many more days did we have to make her happy?The que

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    Chapter 199Elowen "I need to take this," he'd said, his voice tight."Go," I'd told him. "Kian and I can get her settled."He'd nodded and left the room, phone already to his ear.I'd turned back to Giuliana, adjusting her blankets, making sure she was comfortable.Kian had been helping me, handing me an extra pillow when I felt him pause.I'd glanced over and his face had looked strange—worried, confused, like he'd just thought of something troubling.But then before I could ask what was wrong, he'd continued what he was doing like nothing had happened.Had I imagined it?Was I so on edge that I was seeing things that weren't there?Once Giuliana was settled, I'd sat down in the chair beside her bed, just watching her sleep, her face peaceful and young."I need to do something," Kian had said suddenly. "I'll be back.""Okay," I'd replied, not thinking much of it.But then twenty minutes had passed.Then thirty.Neither Kian nor Matteo had returned.Giuliana was still sleeping sound

  • OFF LIMIT: FOURTEEN NIGHTS WITH MY HUSBAND'S BEST FRIENDS    SLEEPING PEACEFULLY

    Chapter 198Matteo went to speak with the doctors immediately, and within hours, arrangements had been made. They'd send nurses to the house for her treatments. They'd provide all the necessary equipment. Money really could buy anything, apparently.The move happened the next day.Matteo's house—mansion, really—was stunning. Set in the Italian countryside with sprawling gardens and ancient architecture that took my breath away.Nothing like where we spent during Adrain's birthday.Giuliana's room was on the second floor, large and airy with windows that overlooked the gardens. It was decorated for a little girl but not in a childish way—soft purples and whites, elegant furniture, books lining one wall."This is beautiful," I'd whispered to Matteo as we got Giuliana settled."It should be," he'd replied. "It's where she'll..." He'd stopped himself, but I'd heard the unspoken words.Where she'll die......Being in the house was different from being in the hospital.There was more spa

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    Chapter 79Kian But when had I ever kept promises to myself where she was concerned?When had I ever been able to resist her when she was this close and looking at me like that?Elowen was like a drug I couldn't quit, an addiction I'd tried to break a dozen times without success.And here I was ag

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  • OFF LIMIT: FOURTEEN NIGHTS WITH MY HUSBAND'S BEST FRIENDS    HE WAS FALLING IN LOVE WITH ME.

    Chapter 83Elowen"I've spent a lot of time in Italy," Kian said with a shrug. "For work initially but then I just kept coming back because I love it here, the history and the culture and the way people approach life differently than they do back home.""You could have been a tour guide," I said wi

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    Chapter 70Elowen I remembered being eighteen and aging out exactly as predicted, standing outside the final group home with a garbage bag full of my possessions and nowhere to go, no family to call, no safety net to catch me if I fell, just me and the world and the crushing weight of unwantedness

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    Chapter 85Elowen"Then we'll eat what we want and leave the rest," Kian said with a shrug. "Sit, have coffee, tell me how you slept."I settled into the chair across from him and accepted the coffee he poured, watching him add cream and sugar without asking because somehow he'd already memorized h

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